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The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1887-11-02

Jefferson Davis appears to be in the
saddle still down south. The people 20
wild over the arch traitor, absurd as 1t
appears to reasonable mortals
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1887-11-02

The talk of annexing Canada to the
United States is again revived. We
rather not have Canada "in ours" if you
please.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1887-11-02

The Railroad Commissioners are at
Rockland, where they are looking after
the crossings of the proposed Lime Rock
= Railroad, that is to be erected fof snip
ping lime rock from the quarrcs to thu
kilns, on the wharvcs.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1887-11-02

In view of the fires at Madison Bridge
last week, the Bulletin calls attention to
the unprotected condition of the village
from obstruction by fire,
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1887-11-02

A gentlemen in Athens comes to the
front and claims II widows, within 70
rods of the church in that village, three
more than reported by our Oakland cor
respondent some weeks since
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1887-11-02

While we hear II great dcal-and it is
true-of remarkable lie, elopment of the
South aud West, remarks the American
Machinist we are likely to forget that
the East is-rathcr more quietly, it Is
true-inakng progress. New towns and
cities are not springing up in a night
time or two, but there is constant in
crease in manufacture and general bust
ness. Some people have been 50 rash :
To express the belief that the height, for
years to come at least, of manufacture in
New England had been reached, But
there is good evidence TO the contrary.
According to Bradstrerts 200 probably
more-new manufacturing enterprises,
or new factories, have been started in
New England since the first of January.
There is no way of coming at the capital
Invested in these enterprises, but many
Of them are of large magnitude, They
afford all the evidence needed that manu-
tacture in New England is growing at a
very healthy rate.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1887-11-02

The Lewiston journal has opened 9
branch Office at Auburn.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1887-11-02
II Wasn't That Kind

"Mrrtilda, is you IN hub with mel'
"G' WAY. ~,un job sing. ruSc | sut "
>ho' lilda, don't say dat for my hear
burns
"Iloll ON Mister JolnsinE, eff You has Tia,
heartburn, jet u 20 snd gil u box er then
Woodburys Dyspepsia Killers.
they win cure yo heartburn Immediately At
once and II You suffer from watcr-brIsh, sam
they will enc that TOO "
But. 'Tidn, ii aint that kind"
"Nevcr yu mud, sam; it must be indigestion
thau makes You look 50 glum, and the
D. KS
will cue Dyspepsia aud Indigestion quicker
and cleaner than You can rob hen rOost
Mister nsiNg.-tiaud day
boo III e a -mith - and 26 fremont Street
Boston, will send box OF DR.. Mark X. wood
bury Dyspepsia Killers by mail, to any palt Of
the L, :, ON receipt of 81 cents, or trial hoA
for % cents.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1887-11-02

Receipts of fish at Portland are very
large. In two days last week 400 ooo Hos
were received.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1887-11-02

General Bangs has the contract for the
materials for the second story of the
Augusta Post Onice The granite is to
be quarred at the Dodlin Quarry, trans
ported by rail to Augusta, and then cut
and the building erected by the days
work
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1887-11-02

Another member of ClcyelanG' Cabi-
net has had to leave Washington for an
indinnitc time. Secretary Whitney l.
forbidden by his physician to do any
word. This is paying II high price foi
position
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1887-11-02

Jay Gould and his family have sailed
for Europe.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1887-11-02
Correction.


| Nix EDIRoR:
In the article published in the RE-
PORTER of the 20, inst, headed Seward
Mitchell, Is the following statement, viz,
AT one time he (Seward Mitchell)
"was worth good property, but it
being contrary to his idea to take SEC
urity in dealing with his neighbor, he
sold his farm to a man who paid but lit
tie cash, and gave his word that lie would
pay the balance; the result was that he
was cheated ont of the bulk of his prop
erty.
/ his atcmcnt is false, or erroneous,
and gives to those who read it, and do
not understand the facts, Il wrong i'm
preston in relation to the man who
bought the farm, who paid what he
agreed to pay for it. But their was Il
mortgage on it that had to be paid, so
that Seward Mitchell got but "A part of
the money for which the place was sold,
the other part going to satisfy tn claim
Of the mortgage
Athens, Me. oct 81, 81 w. S. +.
The lem alluded to was clipped from
an exchange, and we gladly publish the
above Xplanation.-Ep
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1887-11-02

southern Illinois coal miners have de-
manded higher wages.
Sir George Alexander MacFarren, the
eminent English composer, is dead.
Nike baly champion lightweight pugil
lSt Of New England, issues Il world chal-
leuge
Two freight trains on tho Nickel Plate
roai came into collision and two men were
killed.
Secretary Whitney is on the sicl, list,
his physician, require that he do no work
for some tme
\ thousand members Of the insurance
society of tho-rn Friends have halted fr1m
the Order in New York;
IN attempt was made to XIII "A priest
named fepIn at st Te.e,phore, Que by
blowing mp his hniise. Liquor dealers arc
suspected
y severe gale in the south of Bingham nm
rooted buildings and destroyed shipping.
Ten lives we're lost from one vessel and four
from another
The new Spanish steamship line to Pan
ann has forced the Pacific Mail line tn
make a horizontal reduction of - per cent.
on freight charges
Inc passengers on the schooner Carrie
W. Clark, iron the Western islands for
i,57tun, are salc. The schooner was ahnn-
lOned by the captain md "A portion Of her
passengers, md was aftcrward taken in
tow b., IA steamer. ON the 9Th she was
only forty miles from Flores, the most
western of the azores group.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1887-11-02


Wholesale foreclosure of South Carolina
farming land Is threatened.
A Cincinnati woman. driven to despair
by her husbands drunkenness leaped to her
death with her child
Admiral Porter, in his report to the Sec
rotary of the navy, shows the defensoless
condition Of our seaports,
One of the American Cotton Seed oil
company's mill, at Cincinnati has been
burned. Loss 800, 900, we'll insured
An incendiary circular in behalf of the
condemned Anarchists has been inter
cepted 10y the Chicago police.
The Western Union company has decided
to reduce telegraph tolls between New York,
Philadelphia, Baltimore and Washington
and the west.
The Cambridge city council gave hear
ing on the alleged attempts on the part OF a
city official to Coerce employees of the city
to vote contrary TO their preferences.
The sentence against ex-D Detective Her
som of Boston, convicted of larceny, has
been deferred and the prisoner allowed
twenty days in which to present fresh evl
dcnte
The American and English advocates of
peaceful arbitration as a means for the
settlement of International troubles were
received by President Cleveland. They
have accepted an invitation to Il banquet
rendered by the Commercial club of Boston
Nov. TO-
The little town of East Douglass, Mass
has mystery over which there is
considerable excitement. a few days
ago the clothing of man was found in the
woods. and in u pocket was the name of
Thomas Lawrence, "A member of the Brick
layers union party of twenty men
have secured the woods and dragged the
pond but they lave failed to find tbs body
OF the missing man. Subsequently, "A kit
Of tools was found, such as are used by
bricklayers. 1t is supposed to be case of
eutrigp
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1887-11-02

BUTTER-Westprn extra fresh creamery 28c
TO &c; fresh imitation choice - to 2lc; Vermont
dairy new u to 2Ic
EGGS-Eastern fresh 2ic
CHEESE orthern l2l5c
POULTRY-Northern fresh fowls ~ to 15c.
Vermont rose Csc per bush.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1887-11-02

The appearance of extravasant State
rights orators at Macon, Ga, and Rich'
mond, is very opportune to revive the
sectional issue, but is not likely to in
crease the confidence of business men
and capitalists who have in view invest
ing in Southern property or enterprises
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1887-11-02

The Kennebec journal Dlily comes to
us this week enlarged by an additional
column, and the columns heightened. II
now, evidently, purposes to push for IT,
rightful share of the patronage of the
public. 1t is in position to compete
sharply with other dailies for readers in
the Kcnnebec Valley.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1887-11-02
I,l,oNisinIl..


PORK Prime mess $3.50 Hams lold to lie
FRESH BEEF Choice steers IA to 81 a pound
MUTTON Spring lambs to Nc. Brighton NUT
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1887-11-02
Woodbury's Cvsuepsia Killers

| THE Nj ZION.iL REMEDY FOR THE sam
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1887-10-06
The Baby Beavers Dam.

81 know of a naturalist down in east
ern Maine," said well-knOwn Maine
college professor, yesterday, "whO
wouldn't be convinced that beavers
could build dams till he saw it done
with his own eyes. l bought baby
beaver of u hunter who traps them,
one day, and sent him to my sceptical
friend. He grew greatly attached to
the little fellow and kept him in the
house, but he often wrote me that his
beaver didn't show any propensity at
all for dam building. One Monday,
washing day, his wife sat leaky pail
full of water on the kitchen floor. The
beaver was in the kitchen, he was only
baby then, too, and he saw the water
OOzing out of a crack in the pail. He
scampered out into the yard, brought
in chip and began building his dam.
The naturalist was summoned. He
watched the little fellow, thunder
struck.
Said he, "Leave that pail there, wife,
till dOomsday, if need be, and let's see
what the little fellow will do" The
beaver kept at it four weeks, until he
had built solid dam clear around the
pail. My naturalist friend is quite a
beaver man today. They say, you
know, that way down East there is a
beaver dam that 100000 couldn't
build the like of. Oh men don't know
rything. The wasp knew how to
make paper before we did"
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1887-10-06
SQUIBS.

"What is that z" said a teacher to an
infant pupil, pointing to a period.
"That's the top of an f'" said the
child.
"Then You don't like hash 7" said
the landlady sternly. 81 don't object
to hash," explained the bOarder, "It's
rehash l kick at"-Philadelphia News.
"When is a man legally dead 2" asks
an English journal. When he dies
without cent the law generally lets
him severely Observation-Disclosures Her.
aid.
Barber Ito customer)-"You are
very bald, sir. Did you ever try any
of my Electric Scalp Invigorator and
Deadsure Hair Restorer r. Customer
Eyes; that's what made me bald"
sis there anything more dreadful
than dyspepsia, doctor 7" asked Mr..
Branbread. .'There Isl" interrupted
Mrs. Branbread. "What is it, then ~
inquired the doctor. "The man who
has it."
Old Friend-.'Well, goodbye, my
boy. say, why don't you come up to
dinner with me some time ~ My Boy
-"Why, will of course will be glad
to. When shall 1 come Z" "Oh, come
up-er-some time. Well, so long,
lTexas SiftiDgs.
The Collector, a publication devoted
to autographs and autograph collectors,
offers to sell one of jefferson Davis's
for -, while it quotes Ben
edict Arnold's autograph at SO. This
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1887-10-06
A Railroad Incident.

An undemonstrative husband caused
his wife some chagrin on board a
train recently. A Chicago journal
says that, in railroad accident near
that city, woman was shaken very
severely, and could not speak for some
time, although conscious of what was
taking place around her. Some of the
passengers thought she was dead.
Her husband feared so too, but instead
giving way to unavailable grief he
flew around, doing all he could for his
wife's recovery. When she was pro-
nounced out of danger she said, re-
proachfully:
"JOhn !"
"Well, Samanthyw
'You didn't heller bit there when
they all thought L was dead"
"Well, Samanthy," said John, in
some confusion, eye see l was flying
around trying to bring ye to. L didn't
have no time to beller."
ayes, john" said the old lady, fee
bly,, with a suggestion of tears IN her
voice "but couldn't We heller Il little
bit now, John, jest for the looks OF
things 2"
"Why, Samanthy, if was to heller
now, the folks would say L was dom
it cause you wos going to git we'll"
81 never thought o. that" said the
old lady sadly. 81 wish to goodness,
John, you'd bellered some at the right
time! 'TwOuld have been real COM
fortin' to me-"
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1887-10-06
UNIQUE HOSPITALITY.

Well disposed housekeepers often
make very hard work of entertaining
their guests. In their desire to make
their friends feel "at home" they often
actually impose upon them. The fol-
lowing story illustrates the danger of
carrying this sort of business too far /:
Mrs. Y. is a brilliant Boston woman
of abundant executive ability, shrewd
wit aud delightful hospitality. The
exigencies of her husbands business
led to the keeping up of an establish
ment i'm the West, where Mrs. Y. passes
some months of the year, and where
she entertains many people. One day
there was brought to Mrs. Y. the card
of an English gentleman, accompanied
by letter of introduction from friends
abroad The hostess went down stairs
and greeted the guest cordially.
"We are so accustomed to travellers
here" she said, "that we know Just
what to do with them. We expect
everybody to arrive travel-stained and
exhausted, and we let everybody take
bath the first thing. l spoke to the
servant before came down, and every
thing is all ready"
"But," stammered the stranger, 81
cannot think of putting you to so much
trouble. L"
ooh, know just how you feel" in
terrupted Mrs. Y. ga bath is the only
thing that restores me to my normal
condition when Pve been travelling,
and you have come right through to
Boston,"
The guest demurred, but Mrs. Y.
was too executive, and too truly hos
pitable to allow his scruples to prevent
the carrying out of her kindly intent.
The Englishman was shown upstairs
to the bathroom, where it is to be
presumed he combined with the pro-
gress of his toilet reflections upon the
originality and practically of Ameri-
can hospitality. In due time the guest
descended again to the parlOr, where
Mrs. Y. awaited him.
81 hope you found every thing to
your mind" she said.
"Oh, yes" he replied, 81 have had a
delightful bath and now [ must bid
you good afternoon, as have to catch
Il train"
"What ~ cried his hostess aghast.
"YOu are not going 7"
Unfortunately must. only stop
ped over train to call on YOU"
"Mercy !" she exclaimed in dismay
81 thought you had come to remain.
You certainly cannot go away when |
haven't seen you at all "
81 really must" was the reply, "but
| assure you that have had most
refreshing bath, and shall always re-
member with sincere pleasure your
hospitality"
The story was too good to keep, and
Mrs. Y. told it at her own expense,
greatly to the entertainment of her
friends, who declared that this fashion
of entertaining callers was one which
deserved to be widely introduced, as it
would solve many perplexing ques-
ton of the proper method of dispOsing
of guests who were not easy to amuse.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1887-10-06
Uncle Rufus Hatch.

He met Uncle Rufus Hatch one morn
ing, and unto him the benevolent old
gentleman observed "YOung man Pve
taken liking to you, and L want to
give you tip. Go and buy 500 shares
of Pacific Mail. 1t will go up three or
four points between now and three
o'clock, and you will clear q nice little
stake"
The broker went and consulted with
his partner. At noon it became evil
dent that there was something the
matter with Pacific Mail. 1t began to
drop instead of going up, and it drop
ped and dropped, and dropped, until
B O'Clock Half an hour later the young
broker met Uncle Rufus in a bar-rOom
Il grieve to say that Uncle Rufus does
go into such places. The yOungster
was quite as clipper and full of smiles
as though Pacific Mail had gone as
high as the moon. He greeted his older
acquaintance with effusiveness.
"Thank you, old chap" said he,
''that was a great pointer you gave
me-" Uncle Rufus thought he was
sarcastic.
"My dear fellow" he protested, 81
couldn't help it, really couldn't. [
was bitten worse than you were. Pray
pardon me-"
"DOn't mention it,"
81 wouldn't have misled you for the
world" continued Uncle Rufus, pa
thetically. GA man L have known and
trusted for years put me on to that
deal, and a very pretty penny he cost
me. l hope you weren't hurt much"
"Hurt? Not bit of it. In fact, Pm
big winner" responded the young
broker with grin.
elbows that7 Didn't you play my
tip 2"
"Certainly did. 1 played it with
copper. AS soon as you told me to
go and buy 500 Pacific Mail. | just
went and sold 1000. 1t isn't so much
in knowing where to get tips that
man succeeds in this business, as it is
in knowing how to apply 'em."
And the young man was talking to
empty space. Uncle Rufus, with a
look of Infinite mOurnfulness on his
face, had vanished.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1887-10-06
N. P. BOWMAN, P. M.
ST. Johnsbury Church Directory.

Advent-PaddOck Village. Rev. John Ward
Sabbath Services, Bible reading at 1870 a. M;
Sabbath School at II NJ; Preaching at Las p. m.
Prayer and conference at $50 p. m; and ON Wedns
dsy evening at 1880
Baptist-Railroad Street. Corner Maple. Rev.
E. L. SandfOrd, Pastor. Preaching 1880 4. M. S.
School II NJ. Prayer meeting $50. Prayer meet
ing Wednesday evening at 1880.
Free Baptist-Main Street. Corner Prospect
Rev. f. E. DAWSON pastor. Sabbath services, 1880
AM. and $50 p. NJ. Sabbath School at IL M. Prayer
meeting Wednesday evening at 1880.
Church of the MeSsiah-( Universalist) Eastern
avenue, corner Cherry street. Rev. K. A. Hoyt,
pastor. Sabbath services at las p M. $50 P. NJ.
Sabbath School at 1900. Wednesday evening
meeting at 1880.
IMethodist-Central street. Rev. T. P. Frost
Pastor Residence next to the Church. Sab
bath services at 1890 A. M. and $50 p N. Sabbath
School at IL 90. Wednesday evening meeting at
1880.
North ConoreoationaI-Mai street, corner OF
Church. Rev. Chas. M. Lamson, Pastor. Sabbath
services at 1920 A. NJ, and $50 P. NJ. Sabbath
School at LAS p. M. Wednesday evening meeting
at 1880.
South Conqregational-Mai street. Rev. Ed
ward L. Fairbanks, Pastor. Sabbath services at
1880 A. M and 63O p NJ. Sabbath School at IL NJ.
Wednesday evening meeting at 7:3O.
Presbyterian Church-Eastern Avenue. Rev. w.
r. Laird Pastor Sabbath services at 1880 a. m.
and $50 p. m. Sabbath school at IL m. Prayer
meeting Wednesday evening at 1870.
st. AndreWs-tEpiscOpal,) Main street, Rev
- - Rector Services on Sundays at
1890 a. m, and p. IN. Wednesdays at 1880 p. M.
Sunday School, at IL m.
Roman OGthoIic-Cherry Street Rev. j. A.
BOissonnault, Parish Priest. Mass and 10 a. /;
Vespers and BenedictiOn at 3 p. m. On the
second Sunday of the month, service at $3.50 a NJ,
and p. m. At LyndOnville same day at 1880 a. m
z. IL. @. A.-Meetings at one of the churches
Sunday mornings at $50. Young Mems meeting
Sunday at $50 p. m, at the hall of the Y M T.;
Monument.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1887-10-06
Expelled for Hazing.

William w. Alter of st. Louis, Yale
junior, was summoned before the fac
ulty Thursday evening to answer a
charge of hazing E. Rowe, Jr., of New
Haven. freshman. Rowe appeared
accompanied by his father and said
that Alter and his companions took him
to saloon and after making him drink
milk from a nursing bottle, stripped
off part of his clothing and made him
dance jig and sing songs. President
Dwight expressed the opinion that
Alter had violated rule Al of the col
lege, which provides that elf a student
interferes with the personal liberty of
member of another class, or offers
him any indignity or insult, he may be
permanently suspended from his class"
The faculty then unanimously voted
to expel Alter and to further consider
the charges against other sOphOmOres
charged with the same Offense. The
action of the faculty has caused de-
cided sensation, a similar action not
having been taken in eight years.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1887-10-06
G. A. r.. ENCAMPMENT.
A successful Time i'm a Rain storl

A Successful Time i'm n Rain Storm.
The Grand Army Encampment at
st. Louis last week was the largest
military assemblage that has been seen
since tie war. Unfortunately rainy
weather prevailed to such an extent
that the parade arranged for Tuesday
/ had to be wholly abandoned and on
Wednesday IL, 900 veterans marched in
a pouring rain through the city. The
city could not begin to accommodate the
5000 veterans present and many were
obliged to sleep under tents and on
wet straw and amid general discomfort.
Despite all this, however, the encamp-
ment was great success. Many nota-
BILE soldiers of the war were present,
chief among them, Gen. w. t. Sher-
man, who begged to be relieved from
public attentions. Wednesday the
weather cleared up and the brilliant
illumination of the city was a great
success.
Commander-in-ch chief Fairchild in his
address stated that the order had in
creased in number about $4,000 during
the year, and that 34O6 had died in
Guiding John A. Logan. He took
ground in favor of a dependent pen
sion of $l2 month, but did not regard
the time as ripe for q service pension.
Reports showed that the women's re-
lief corps had increased during the
year from membership of $4,000 to
40 900.
The pension question was discussed
at length. The president was CRITICS.
ed for approving the Mexican pension
bill but declining to sign the one for
pensioning the soldiers against the re-
bellion. The committee recommend
ed the continuance of earnest effort in
favor of the following:
The bill granting pensions to all vet
Grams now disabled or in need, to
mothers and fathers from date of de-
pendence continuance of pensions to
widows in their own right and an in
crease for minor children pension OF
$I2 per month to all widows of honor
ably discharged soldiers and sailors of
the late war, etc.
"A TeSOluGlOH
Cleveland for not approving the de-
pendent pension bill was introduced
and passed.
A good deal of interest was manifest
ed over the election of COMMANDMENT in
chief the choice falling upon Gen. Rea
of Minneapolis who was elected on the
first ballot. Judge Rea was born in
1910, and was a native of Pennsylva-
MIA. He enlisted in 1851 in the Elev-
enth Ohio Infantry, and at the close of
the war was made captain, and later
brevet major, with a gallant record.
He finished classical course in Wes-
leyan College, Delaware, studied law
in Lancaster, Pa, and was admitted to
the bar in 1868 He was Internal rev.
enue assessor for the Ninth District of
PENNSYLVANIA from 1869 to 1875, he
moved to Minneapolis and was engag-
ed for some time in newspaper work.
In 1877 he was chosen Probate Judge,
declined denomination in 1880 and re-
sumed his law practice. In 1886 Gov.
Hubbard appointed him Judge OF the
District court and he was afterward
elected to seven years term in the
same office. Of late years he has fig
ured prominently in G.. A. r. affairs.